Page 20: Historical Events In 1945

Sep 02   On board the aircraft carrier 'Missouri', in Tokyo Bay, General Douglas MacArthur accepts the Japanese surrender in the year 1945.   

Sep 02   President Truman sets the date as V-J Day in the year 1945.   

Sep 02   V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WWII ends) on this day in history.   

Sep 03   Japanese forces in the Philippines surrender to Allies in the year 1945.   

Sep 04   In the year 1945 ruben Fine wins 4 simultaneous rapid chess games blindfolded   

Sep 04   In the year 1945 uS regains possession of Wake Island from Japan   

Sep 06   In the year 1945 a's catcher George George punches ump Joe Rue gets suspended   

Sep 06   John S Mccain, US admiral, (WW II-Pacific Ocean), dies in the year 1945.   

Sep 07   On this day in history japanese at Rioekioe-islands surrender   

Sep 08   On this day in history uS invades Japanese-held Korea   

Sep 09   Japanese in S Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies in the year 1945.   

Sep 10   In the year 1945 kLS-AM in Oakland Ca changes call letters to KWBR (now KDIA)   

Sep 10   In the year 1945 vaino Raitio, composer, dies at 54   

Sep 10   Vidkun Quisling sentenced to death for collaborating with Nazis in the year 1945.   

Sep 15   On this day in history a hurricane in southern Florida and the Bahamas destroys 366 planes and 25 blimps at NAS Richmond.   

Sep 15   Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern, Austrian composer, dies at 61 in the year 1945.   

Sep 16   Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low) on this day in history.   

Sep 16   Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55&quot) off Okinawa (record low) on this day in history.   

Sep 16   In the year 1945 john "Pa" van de Steur, philanthropist (Java), dies at 80   

Sep 18   1000 whites walk out of Gary Ind schools to protest integration in the year 1945.   

Sep 19   On this day in history kim Il Sung arrives in harbor of Wonsan, Korea   

Sep 19   Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) sentenced to death in London in the year 1945.   

Sep 20   On this day in history german rocket engineers begin work in US   

Sep 22   In the year 1945 stan Musial gets 5 hits off 5 pitchers on 5 consecutive pitches   

Sep 25   Bela Bartok, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Sep 26   All old Dutch banknotes declared invalid in the year 1945.   

Sep 26   Béla V J Bartok, Hungarian pianist/composer dies at 64 in the year 1945.   

Sep 30   In the year 1945 hank Greenberg's final day HR wins pennant for Tigers   

Oct 01   In the year 1945 heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from the army   

Oct 01   On this day in history walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Traumatic Shock), dies at 73   

Oct 03   Elvis Presley's 1st public appearance, he is 10 on this day in history.   

Oct 03   On this day in history world Federation of Trade Unions formed; CIO a member   

Oct 05   "Meet the Press" premieres on radio in the year 1945.   

Oct 06   Gen Eisenhower welcomed in Hague (on Hitler's train) on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash)   

Jan 03   In the year 1945 birth of victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas)   

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer   

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals)   

Jan 05   Chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1945 birth of roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director   

Jan 01   Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1945.   

Jan 02   In the year 1945 betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61   

Jan 03   Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1945 jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79   

Jan 09   Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67   

Jan 14   On this day in history sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43